Graduate Diploma of Business (Management)

• Course structure

Course code: 1741 + Course abbreviation: GradCertBus(Mgt) + Course director: Dr Richard Winter + Offered by off-campus learning from Gippsland + Normally completed in four semesters of part-time study

The Graduate Diploma of Business (Management) is designed primarily for graduates who wish to extend their knowledge of management theory and practice. This eight-unit course provides an introduction to the functions of general management. Electives provide opportunities for candidates to specialise in global business, services management, organisational behaviour and change management practices.

Applicants require a pass degree or equivalent qualification from a recognised tertiary institution, or an executive certificate offered by this faculty completed with an average grade of credit or above. Candidates may be eligible for a maximum of four credit exemptions for units considered to be equivalent to particular units in the course of study. Credit is restricted to study completed in the last five years. Refer to the course director for further details.
This is a fee-paying course. Candidates should consult the Faculty of Business and Economics - Gippsland as to the 2003 course fee. Course fees are set and reviewed annually and are therefore subject to change.
Students who successfully complete the Graduate Diploma of Business (Management) at the required standard may be eligible for admission to the Master of Business Management degree offered by off-campus learning, Master of Management degree offered by the Department of Management, Caulfield campus, or the MBA program offered by the Faculty of Business and Economics. In some instances, students may be eligible for admission to a masters degree by research.

Course structure

Normally, units are completed at a rate of two units in each of four successive semesters and each unit involves an average of 12 hours of study per week. Flexibility is ensured by permitting completion of two elective units in areas of professional focus.

There are six core units and two electives normally completed over two years of study.

(a) Four core units:

• MGG9370 Management theory and practice
• MGG9324 Human resource management
• MGG9352 Management processes and systems
• MGG9371 Strategic management

(b) Four elective units selected from the following:

• MGG5810 Cultural values and management practices
• MGG5820 Management development for global business
• MGX5461 Contemporary issues in globalisation
• MGX5560 Case studies in services management
• MGG9303 Organisational behaviour
• MGG9320 Organisational change and development
• MGG9323 Industrial relations
• MGG9350 Strategic human resource management
• AFG9070 Financial management
• BTG9270 Business law
• ECG9103 Ethics, economy and society
• MKG9470 Marketing management
• MKG9444 Marketing in a foreign environment

Or any 5000-level or 9000-level units taught by the Department of Management, other departments in the Faculty of Business and Economics, or other faculties of Monash University, subject to course director approval.

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